Title:
Senior Piping Engineer
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Title: Senior Piping Engineer
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE — KBR Office
Job Purpose
- Define piping design bases, codes, standards, and deliverables to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective solutions.
- Single point of contact for Piping deliverables and Activities.
- Interface with client and other stakeholders for successful execution of the project
- Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams (process, mechanical, civil, electrical, instrumentation) and vendors to ensure integrated piping systems.
- Mentor engineers, drive quality, and ensure schedule adherence for piping deliverables across project phases.
Key Responsibilities
- Engineering design and engineer piping systems, supports, routing, isometrics, stress analysis, and related components.
- Develop and review piping design basis, piping material specifications, datasheets, and technical bid evaluations.
- Perform and supervise piping stress analyses, thermal expansion, pipe routing optimization, and vibration considerations.
- Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards and project-specific requirements.
- Review and approve technical deliverables (isometrics, P&IDs, BOMs, MOC/Change Notes, design change requests, technical queries).
- Development of standard deliverables, various datasheets, and requisition packages related to piping.
- Experience in Non-metallic Piping Stress Analysis and Procurement. Provide in-depth technical support for material selection involving metallic, GRE, and HDPE piping systems.
- Participate in material selection and corrosion review sessions to ensure suitable materials for service conditions.
- Understand the MOC process and employ effective change management throughout the lifecycle of the project
- Contribute to Lesson Learnt from the Project
- Report to Department Manager/ Lead Engineer for the project.
Experience
- 12+ years of experience in Concept, FEED and Detail Engineering and EPCM experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
- Experience in Middle East clients like ADNOC, BP, BOC, PDO, Total Energies & Qatar Energies others are highly preferred.
- Familiarity of Onshore and Offshore facilities and carried out Greenfield and Brownfield Projects.
- Experience in working with multicultural project teams across the various project execution center’s
- Familiarity with international piping codes and standards such as ASME B31.3, ASTM, API, and NACE MR0175/ISO 15156.
Qualifications
- Master or Bachelor of Engineering in a related field.
- Professional membership or relevant certifications (e.g., PE/Chartered Engineer) are a plus.
- Certification related to piping design or stress analysis is advantageous.
Technical Skills
- Strong background in piping design, engineering, stress analysis, and support design.
- Proficiency with piping design software and calculation tools (e.g., CAESAR, AutoPIPE and 3D modeling tools).
- Technical experience to prepare manhours estimation for different types of piping activities & deliverables of different phases of the project like Select phase, FEED & Execution etc.
- Familiarity with codes, standards, regulations and practices applicable to the design and construction of Various facilities.
- Hands on knowledge of codes and standards relevant to piping.
- Experience with high-pressure piping, thermal insulation, coatings, and corrosion considerations.
- Diverse working experience in project management, conceptual, FEED and detailed design, and construction.
- Knowledge of Interdisciplinary Work Processes/Interface/Deliverables
- Responsible for the training and development of engineers in his/her Team.
- Adherence to company processes and procedures and handle internal and external project audits.
- Proven experience in vendor qualification, technical bid evaluation, and factory audits.
Soft Skills
- Communication: Clear, concise communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Problem Solving: Proactive identification and mitigation of piping-related risks.
- Project Management: Planning, scheduling, risk management, and deliverable tracking.
- Influence & Collaboration: Effective collaboration with clients, vendors, and internal teams.
- Adaptability: Comfort in dynamic project environments and changing technical requirements.
- Attention to Detail: Rigorous approach to reviews, calculations, and documentation.
- Safety Mindset: Commitment to health, safety, and environment (HSE) standards.
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems